Kyoto Attractions (191)

Fushimi Inari Shrine sits directly in front of Inari Station in Kyoto, with red torii gates lining the mountai…

Kiyomizudera is a Buddhist temple at the end of Sannenzaka and Ninenzaka in Kyoto, registered as a Japanese na…

Kinkaku-ji is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto where visitors walk around a three-story pavilion over a pond and a J…

Nijo Castle in central Kyoto was built as the residence of the Tokugawa shogunate. Visitors walk through the w…

Yasaka Shrine sits at the end of Kawaramachi Street in Gion, Kyoto, and has a vermilion gate and main hall. It…

Senbon Torii is a path of red torii gates at Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto. The gates form a tunnel, and some …

Toji (Kyoogokokuji) is a Shingon Buddhist temple founded in 796, a 15-minute walk from Kyoto Station. It holds…

Arashiyama Chikurin is a bamboo forest attraction in Arashiyama, Kyoto, where visitors walk among tall, straig…

Ginkaku-ji, formally named Jisho-ji, is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto that is visited together with the Philosoph…

Kimono Tea Ceremony MAIKOYA Nishiki is a traditional experience space in Nishiki, Kyoto, where visitors wear k…

Sannenzaka is a traditional street that continues down from Kiyomizu-dera, lined with traditional houses, tea …

Heian Shrine in Kyoto is a large shrine entered through a big red torii gate. Behind the shrine is a garden wi…

Nanzenji is a large Buddhist temple in Higashiyama, Kyoto, with a massive mountain gate standing at its entran…

Zenrinji is a temple in Kyoto known for autumn foliage, visited together with the walk down from Ginkakuji. Vi…

Ninenzaka is a tourist spot in Kyoto lined with traditional buildings and shops, running from Gion to Kiyomizu…

Ryoanji is a Buddhist temple a 10-minute walk from Ryōan-ji Station in Kyoto. Its central feature is a karesan…

Tofukuji is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto. It has wooden buildings constructed in 1236 and four gardens, each…

Kenninji is a Buddhist temple in the Gion district of Kyoto. Visitors walk through several Japanese-style gard…

Kyoto Tower stands directly in front of Kyoto Station and looks down over the city of Kyoto. From the observat…

Kodaiji is a temple near Ninenzaka and Nene no Michi in Kyoto, where visitors see a garden and a bamboo grove …

Arashiyama in Kyoto is a sightseeing area that combines the Katsura River, mountains, a bamboo forest, and a t…

Hokanji is a Buddhist temple located between Sannenzaka and Ninenzaka in Kyoto. It has a five-story wooden pag…

Ninna-ji is a Buddhist temple founded in 888 and the head temple of the Omuro branch of Shingon Buddhism, loca…

Kyoto Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden in Kyoto where visitors can view flowers and trees. It contains …

Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art sits next to Heian Shrine and the zoo in Kyoto. The building combines a moder…

Maruyama Park is an old city park in Kyoto, next to Yasaka Shrine, with cherry blossoms and walking paths. The…

The Kyoto National Museum stands across from Sanjusangendo in Kyoto and displays Japanese art and historical a…

Umekoji Park is a large city park about a 15-minute walk from Kyoto Station, with lawns, a playground, and wal…

Togetsukyo is a 155-meter bridge over the Katsura River in Arashiyama, Kyoto. The river and mountain ridges ar…

Nishi Honganji is a large temple near Kyoto Station where visitors can see Japanese Buddhist heritage. It is a…

The Path of Philosophy is a roughly 2 km walking path along a canal that connects Ginkaku-ji and Nanzen-ji in …

Toei Uzumasa Eigamura in Kyoto is a theme park built around Edo-period film sets. Indoors it has Kamen Rider, …

Arashiyama Park Nakanoshima District is a riverside park in western Kyoto, in front of Togetsukyo Bridge. Cher…

Jonangu is a shrine in southern Kyoto where plum and camellia blossoms can be seen together. Weeping plum blos…

Okazaki Shrine Rabbit Shrine is near Heian Shrine in Kyoto, where rabbit carvings and charms are displayed. Om…

Kyoto Tower Building is a viewing tower about 100 meters tall in front of Kyoto Station, looking down over cen…

Nishiki Tenmangu is a small shrine located at the end of Nishiki Market. Each amulet has an English explanatio…

Koo Shrine sits west of Kyoto Gyoen and takes the wild boar as its symbol, protecting the health of feet and l…

Shorenin is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto where visitors can see Japanese-style gardens and temple buildings toge…

Okoshi Sanso Garden is a privately owned garden reached from the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove path in Kyoto. Denjir…

Keage Incline in Kyoto is a historic site where you walk along the traces of an old railway. Cherry blossoms r…

Daitokuji is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto. It is a place for walking quietly among Japanese-style gardens and ba…

Honenin is a small Buddhist temple located between the Philosopher's Path and Jishoji in Kyoto. It has a moss-…

Kyotogyosho in central Kyoto is a historic site where visitors walk through the palace and gardens where the e…

Yokokuji is a Buddhist temple in the mountains on the outskirts of Kyoto, about a 15-minute taxi ride from Nis…

Gion Corner (Kyoto Traditional Performing Arts Center) presents Japanese traditional performing arts in the mi…

Shisen-do is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto that takes almost an hour by bus from Kyoto Station. It is a small, qu…

Shugakuin Rikyu is a historic villa managed by the Japanese imperial household, about 1 km from the Shugakuin …

Inariyama San is a mountain trail in Kyoto that continues from Fushimi Inari Shrine, with torii gates and smal…

Kyoto Sento Gosho is a historic site in Kyoto Gyoen where visitors tour the residence and garden of a retired …

Gion Shirakawa in Kyoto is a sightseeing spot where a small canal runs alongside traditional wooden houses. At…

Heian-ji (Inbendo) is a temple near Nishiki Market in Kyoto that sells amulets and related goods for the healt…

Kyoto City Kangyokan Miyakomesse is an exhibition hall next to Heian Shrine that hosts academic conferences, b…

The Kawai Kanjiro Memorial Museum in Kyoto opens the house and workshop where the potter Kawai Kanjiro lived a…

Kimono Forest is an outdoor installation of pillars covered in kimono fabric patterns, located inside Randen A…

Kamogawa Delta sits in a quiet neighborhood in Kyoto. During cherry blossom season, it is a good place to picn…

Kiyomizu-dera Honden is a Buddhist temple main hall in Kyoto, visited together with Sannenzaka and Ninenzaka. …